Bracknell, Priestwood Square c.1960
Photo ref:
B172023
Photo ref:
B172023
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Memories of Bracknell, Priestwood Square c1960
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I can remember the square not only for its shops but also as a meeting place .
Most of our games back then involved huge amounts of our friends either playing war games or football matches over on the field opposite the Admiral Cunningham pub. Games like "Run Outs" were played with up to 10 to 15 people,one of you would sit on top of the telephone box in the square and count to100 whilst the others ...see more
The newsagent was called l.B.Corne and Mr Corne doubled as Father Christmas at Meadowvale School when I was a youngster. His relatives also managed the post office based in the shop. My late mother attended the opening of the shop in the '50's and came back with balloons and paper hats for me and my brothers. A lovely shop then, with model railways running in the shop windows at christmas - lovely childhood ...see more
From the newsagents (I believe the name was Crisps, maybe) I delivered morning newspapers on my little scooter - ha!ha! And I saved enough money to buy my first bike at 11. Needed it to get to secondary school.
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